The Eastern Stars Part 12

1990.

Jose Offerman

Jose Antonio Dono Offerman was born on November 8, 1968, in Barrio Blanco, San Pedro de Macors. A switch-hitter and right-handed thrower, he was signed by the Dodgers on July 24, 1986. He debuted in the major leagues on August 19, 1990, for the Dodgers. He has played shortstop, second base, first base, outfield, left field, right field, and center field, and is a designated hitter. He was traded to the Kansas City Royals on December 17, 1995. The Boston Red Sox signed him as a free agent on November 16, 1988. A conditional deal sent him to the Seattle Mariners on August 8, 2002. The Montreal Expos signed him as a free agent on February 26, 2003, and released him on April 1, 2003. The Minnesota Twins signed him as a free agent on February 6, 2004. The Philadelphia Phillies signed him as a free agent on January 19, 2005, and released him on May 20, 2005. The New York Mets signed him as a free agent on June 8, 2005. In 1996, he had a .303 batting average, and in 1998 he had a .315 batting average.

Victor Rosario

Victor Manuel Rivera Rosario was born on August 26, 1966, in Callejn Ortiz in San Pedro. The Boston Red Sox signed him on December 5, 1983, but traded him to the Atlanta Braves, the team on which he debuted in the major leagues on September 6, 1990. He played shortstop and second base for the Braves for one season and played his final game on October 3 of that same year.

Andres Santana

Andres Confesor Belonis Santana was born on February 5, 1968, in Quisqueya. The San Francisco Giants signed him as a free agent in 1985. A shortstop, he debuted in the major leagues on September 16, 1990, for the Giants and played the final game of his one-season career on October 3, 1990.

1991.

Tony Eusebio

Raul Antonio Bare Eusebio was born on April 27, 1967, in Los Llanos, San Pedro de Macors. The Astros signed him on May 30, 1995. He played all nine seasons of his career with the Astros as a backup catcher. He debuted in the major leagues on August 8, 1991, for the Astros and played his final game on October 7, 2001. He had 241 RBIs. Although his batting average for his career was only .275, his postseason batting average from 1997 to 2001 was .375. In 2000 he had a record 24-game hitting streak, although, because he was not a regular player, it took him 51 days to accomplish this.

Esteban Beltre

Esteban Valera Beltre was born on December 26, 1967, in Quisqueya. The Montreal Expos signed him on May 9, 1984, and he debuted in the major leagues on September 3, 1991, for the Chicago White Sox. He played shortstop, second base, and third base, and was a designated hitter. He played his final game on June 5, 1996, for the Boston Red Sox.

Luis Mercedes

Luis Roberto Santana Mercedes was born on February 15, 1968, in Miramar. The Orioles signed him on February 16, 1987, but then traded him to the Giants on April 29, 1993. He played right field, left field, and center field, and was a designated hitter. He debuted in the major leagues on September 8, 1991, for the Baltimore Orioles and played his final game on September 23, 1993. He played a total of three seasons in the major leagues, his first two on the Orioles and his last one on both the Baltimore Orioles and the San Francisco Giants.

Josias Manzanillo

Josias Adams Manzanillo was born on October 16, 1967, in Placer Bonito, the brother of Ravelo Manzanillo. A right-handed pitcher, he was signed by the Red Sox on January 10, 1983, and debuted in the major leagues for the Red Sox on October 5, 1991. The Kansas City Royals signed him as a free agent on April 3, 1992, the Milwaukee Brewers signed him as a free agent on November 20, 1992, the Seattle Mariners signed him as a free agent on December 21, 1996, the Houston Astros signed him as a free agent on July 27, 1997, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed him as a free agent on December 18, 1997, the New York Mets signed him as a free agent on July 3, 1998, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed him as a free agent on February 9, 2000, the Cincinnati Reds signed him as a free agent on January 22, 2003, and finally the Florida Marlins signed him as a free agent on May 6, 2004. He ended his career playing for the Florida Marlins and played his final game on September 22, 2004. In his eleven-year career he had a 4.71 ERA, pitching 300 strikeouts.

1992.

Juan Guerrero

Juan Antonio Guerrero was born on February 1, 1967, near the Porvenir sugar mill. He primarily played shortstop but also played third base, left field, and second base. He debuted in the major leagues on April 9, 1992, for the Houston Astros, playing with them until the final game of his one-season major-league career, on October 3, 1992.

Ben Rivera

Bienvenido Santana Rivera was born on January 11, 1968, in San Pedro de Macors. A right-handed pitcher, he was signed by the Braves in 1986. He debuted in the major leagues for the Braves on April 9, 1992. On May 28, 1992, he was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies, ending his three-season career with the Phillies on July 31, 1994. He had a career ERA of 4.52.

Manny Alexander

Manny de Jess Alexander was born on March 20, 1971, in Restauracin. He played mostly shortstop but also second base, third base, outfield, left field, right field, and first base, and also was a designated hitter. The Baltimore Orioles signed him on February 4, 1988, and he debuted in the major leagues for the Orioles on September 18, 1992, at age twenty-one, the youngest player in the American League in 1992. He was traded to the New York Mets on March 22, 1997, given to the Chicago Cubs as part of a deal on August 14, 1997, and traded to the Boston Red Sox on December 12, 1999. The Seattle Mariners signed him as a free agent on February 18, 2001, and the New York Yankees signed him as a free agent on February 4, 2002. The Milwaukee Brewers purchased him on August 10, 2002, and the Texas Rangers signed him as a free agent on November 15, 2004. He was then traded to the San Diego Padres on August 31, 2005. In 2007 he was released by the Padres during spring training.

1993.

Domingo Jean

Domingo Luisa Jean was born on January 9, 1969, in Consuelo. A right-handed pitcher, he was signed by the Chicago White Sox on May 8, 1989, and traded to the New York Yankees on January 10, 1992. He debuted in the major leagues on August 8, 1993, for the Yankees and played his final game on October 3, 1993. He played only one season in the major leagues, with a 4.46 ERA.

Salomn Torres

Salomn Ramrez Torres was born on March 11, 1972, in Barrio Blanco. A right-handed pitcher, he was signed by the San Francisco Giants on September 15, 1999, and debuted in the major leagues for the Giants on August 29, 1993. He was traded to the Seattle Mariners on May 21, 1995. The Pittsburgh Pirates signed him as a free agent on December 30, 2001, and then traded him to the Milwaukee Brewers on December 7, 2007. In his career as of 2008, he had struck out 540 batters and had an ERA of 4.31.

Norberto Martin

Norberto Edonal McDonald Martin was born on December 10, 1966, in Villa Velasquez, San Pedro de Macors. The White Sox signed him on March 27, 1984. He debuted in the major leagues on September 20, 1993, for the Chicago White Sox. He played mostly second base. He played his final game on May 4, 1999, for the Toronto Blue Jays. He had a .357 batting average in his first season (1993), a .350 batting average in 1996, and a .300 batting average in 1997. His major-league career average was only .278, largely because of low batting averages in his final two years.

1994.

Hector Carrasco

Hector Pacheco Pipo Carrasco was born on October 22, 1969, in Barrio Mexico. A right-handed pitcher, he was signed by the New York Mets on March 20, 1988. The Houston Astros signed him as a free agent on January 21, 1992. He was traded to the Florida Marlins on November 17, 1992, given to the Cincinnati Reds on September 10, 1993, and debuted in the major leagues on April 4, 1994, for the Cincinnati Reds, then traded to the Kansas City Royals on July 15, 1997, drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks on November 18, 1997, selected by the Minnesota Twins on April 3, 1998, and then traded to the Boston Red Sox on September 9, 2000. The Toronto Blue Jays signed him as a free agent on January 9, 2001, the Minnesota Twins signed him as a free agent on March 30, 2001, the Texas Rangers signed him as a free agent on January 23, 2002, the Baltimore Orioles signed him as a free agent on March 1, 2003, the Was.h.i.+ngton Nationals signed him as a free agent on February 3, 2005, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed him as a free agent on December 2, 2005, the Nationals signed him as a free agent on July 18, 2007, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed him as a free agent on January 24, 2008, and the Chicago Cubs signed him as a free agent on May 6, 2008. At the end of his twelfth season, in 2008, he had a 3.99 ERA and had hit 69 home runs.